EXCERPT / COURTESY Cruise Industry News, July 11, 2021: Expedition cruising is no longer a distant dream, with a handful of cruise lines already operating voyages in the Galapagos, Alaska, Iceland, France, the Mediterranean and Australia. More will be joining in later in 2021.
Unique, immersive style of travel:
Each year California gray whales pause during their migrations to birth and nurse their calves in the Bahía Magdalena lagoons. For most travelers, the only opportunity to observe the mothers and calves is to bus across the peninsula for a day trip. Fortunately, our ships, the 62-guest National Geographic Sea Bird and Sea Lion, have exclusive permission to drop anchor and spend ample time inside the bay. Your ship becomes your mobile base camp, as you live for three whole days among these gentle giants, making daily Zodiac forays for up-close observations, before heading out on an itinerary that features these opportunities:
Come see why South Georgia is known as the “Serengeti of the Southern Ocean.” Just like on safari you’ll spot the Big 5 in South Georgia & the Falklands, including: king penguins in the tens of thousands, massive elephant seals, wandering albatross with their legendary wingspan, bounding rockhopper penguins, and the tiny, endemic South Georgia pipit. One of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth, it will boggle the mind and send the spirit soaring. With FREE AIR.
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has announced Wild Islands & Treasures of Baja California, a new expedition that balances the Baja peninsula’s twin facets: culture and wildness.— Set aboard the 62-guest National Geographic Sea Bird, Lindblad has planned two 8-day holiday voyages with departures on December 20 and 27, 2014.